Flower-holding device.



L. A. KAMPELMAN.

FLOWER HOLDING DEVICE. APPLICATION men MAY 26, 1913.

1 177,523 Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

COLUMBIA PLANOQRAPH 80v, WASHINGTON D c silient material.

UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS 'A. KAMPELMAN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FLOWER-HOLDING DEVICE.

TdaZZwhom' it may concern:

' Be it known that I, LOUIS A. KAiirn MAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flower-Holding Devices, of which the following is a specification. v

The primary object of this invention is to provide a flower holding device to be more especially worn on a garment adj acent a buttonhole, which will always be ready for use, and when not in use is not an encumbrance but an ornament.

Other and further objects will appear in the specification, and be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings exemplifying the invention, and in which,

Figure 1 is an enlarged perspective view of this improved device. Fig. 2 is a view of a portion of a garment showing this im proved device applied thereto. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken on the line TIL-III, Fig. 2. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a modified form of this device.

Referring to the drawings: This flower holding device is preferably made circular in shape, and comprises a rim portion 1 having mounted in the rear thereof a flexible base portion 2 preferably composed of re- Said base portion is secured adjacent its edge between an inwardly extending edge 3 and an inwardly formed ridge & formed on the rim 1. Adapted to form a closure for the front of the rim 1 is a disk 5, having formed adjacent the center thereof an opening 6. Secured to the inside of the base portion 2, adjacent the center thereof, is the projecting portion 7. The forward end of said portion 7 projects through the opening 6 of the disk 5, and has mounted on its extended end an enlarged portion 8.

This improved device is chiefly designed to be worn on a garment adjacent a buttonhole, or other opening, although it is possi ble it can be designed to be worn as a hair ornament for the purpose of securing flow- V ers in the hair.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, this improved device is worn on the lapel of a coat, the lapel 9 having formed therein a'buttonhole The enlarged portion 8, serving as a button, is inserted through said opening 10 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 113.1, 28, 1916, Application fi1edMay26, 1913. Serial No. "(c9327. l i

from the rear of the lapel, the rim 1 and parts relating thereto lying between the lapel and the body of the coat. 11. When this improved device is mounted to a coat in the aforesaid manner, the enlarged portion 8 forming the button will be all that is noticeable. Then it is desired to mount a flower'in this holder, the raised portion 12 of the base portion 2 is pressed, say, by the thumb of the left hand, which will carry the projecting portion 7 forward, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8, and the opening 13 formed in said portion 7 will be presented outside the coat lapel 9 so that the stem of the flower can be readily inserted therethrough. Then, when the pressure is released from the base portion 2, said base portion being constructed of'resilient material, will assume its normal position and the enlarged portion 8 will bear against the front of the lapel 9 thus clenching the stem of the flower against the lapel.

This improved device can have any manner of garment securing means fastened thereto. As shown in Fig. 4:, a pair of pins 1% can be releasably mounted across the front portion of the rim 15, in which event it will not be necessary to have an enlarged portion formed on the projecting loop 16 wvhich is secured to the flexible base portions 17. The enlarged portion 8, serving as a button, can be artistically engraved, or bear the emblem of an order, so that this improved device can be worn as an ornament when it is not in service as aflower holder.

WVhat I claim is: j

1. A flower holder having a base portion a bulged portion formed on said portion, a

projecting portion having an opening formed therein secured to said bulged portion, and an enlarged portion formed on the opposite end of said projecting portion", said enlarged portion forming means for securing the flower holder to a garment.

2; In a flower holder, a rim therefor, a resilient base member secured to said rim, and a projecting portion carried by said member having an opening formed therein, said base member forming means whereby said projecting portion can be actuated;

resilient'base member secured to .said rim,a

o. In a flower holder, a rim therefor, a

projecting portion carried by said member having an opening formed therein, said base member forming means whereby said pro- 4. In a flower holder, a rim therefor, a

resilient member having a bulged portion formed, adjacent the center thereof carried by said rim, a projecting portion secured to said bulged portion adapted to be mounted in the buttonhole of a garmentand therein held by said enlarged portion.

5. A flower holder comprising a circularly formed resilient base member, a projecting portion having a retaining element formed therein secured to said member and a button carried by the projecting end of-said proportion having an opening formed thereln, an enlarged portion formed on said aro ect1n ortion said r0 ectln jecting portion, said base member adapted to be flexed: inwardly from its periphery.

6. A flower holder having a resilient base member, said member having abulged portion, and a PIOJQCtHIg portion havmgzan opening formed therein secured to said base portion; said bulged portion forming means whereby said pro ecting portion may be 0p.- erated.

7. In a flower holder, a rim, a resilient member secured tofiand extending across saidrim, and aprojecting portion carried: by'said member having an opening formed therein. ,7 V I v LOUIS A; KAMPELMAN; In the presence of- H. G. FLETOHER, M. HAMMON,

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